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Finance cost in EOQ

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  • May 28, 2021 at 11:50 am #622034
    Syed Ahsan Ali
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    Is it correct that we have to deduct interest cost from Holding cost?

    If yes, then why do we have to account for interest cost into holding cost?

    I know that to hold inventory for long period will cost the company because company has to pay rent for warehouse for holding inventory etc BUT do we have to pay interest for holding any inventory?

    Secondly, There is a past exam Dusty Co (Sep/Dec 2019) where i am unable to calculate the overdraft calculation & its impact on overall cost saving.

    I have done everything else EoQ calculation correctly such as below but stuck at the Finance cost calculation under all 3 policies of inventory management.

    Total cost under Current Policy = $16149
    Total cost under EOQ = $12600
    Total cost under Bulk discount = $27762

    Please help me with these issues. Thanks 🙂

    May 28, 2021 at 2:25 pm #622050
    John Moffat
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    We do not deduct interest from the holding cost.

    Although the examiners answer just has the holding cost of $0.21, he makes it clear in a note to his answer that you would also have got full marks by adding on the interest cost (though obviously the figures would have been different).

    As far as your second question is concerned, then as the average inventory increases or decreases then so to the overdraft will increase or decrease to finance it (just as we are always doing in questions on the management of receivables). Given that the interest rate is 3% it will mean more or less interest payable on the overdrawn amount.

    May 28, 2021 at 6:00 pm #622076
    Syed Ahsan Ali
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    Since there is a reduction in average inventory from (62500 units to 30,000 units under EOQ model) then there will a saving of interest on overdraft.

    reduction in average inventory = (62,500 – 30,000) x $14 = 455,000
    saving of interest on overdraft = 455,000 x 3% = $13,650

    If there weren’t the reduction in average inventory then we would be paying interest on total inventory such as

    Average Inventory = 62,500 x $14 = 875,000
    Interest on overdraft = 875,000 x 3% = $26,250

    BUT you did not clear that why do the interest increases as the average inventory increases or vice versa (what is the reason?)

    May 29, 2021 at 8:58 am #622136
    John Moffat
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    If the average inventory increases then the finance for the increase will come from the overdraft and therefore there will be more. interest payable on the overdraft (and vice versa if the average inventory decreases).

    Have you watched all my free lectures on the management of working capital?

    May 29, 2021 at 6:58 pm #622226
    Syed Ahsan Ali
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    Did I calculate the interest on overdraft correctly in my previous response? Let me copy here again then you please comment whether I calculate correctly!

    Since there is a reduction in average inventory from (62,500 units to 30,000 units under EOQ model) then there will a saving of interest on overdraft.

    reduction in average inventory = (62,500 – 30,000) x $14 = 455,000
    saving of interest on overdraft = 455,000 x 3% = $13,650

    Overall saving = $3,549 + $13,650 = $17,199
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    If there weren’t the reduction in average inventory then we would be paying interest on total inventory such as

    Average Inventory = 62,500 x $14 = 875,000
    Interest on overdraft = 875,000 x 3% = $26,250

    ________________________________________________________

    Increase in Average inventory from (62,500 units to 125,000 units under Bulk Order Discount scenario) then there will be an increased cost of interest on overdraft.

    (125,000 x 13·93) – (62,500 x 14) = $866,250
    Increase cost of interest on overdraft = 866,250 x 3% = $25,988

    Overall saving = $105,000 – $11,613 – $25,988 = $67,399
    ________________________________________________________

    May 30, 2021 at 7:32 am #622257
    John Moffat
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    I do not understand why you have asked this because you can see from the examiners answer that your answer is correct 🙂

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